Psalm 109
109
Help Me, O Lord My God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 # See Ps. 28:1 Be not silent, O #Deut. 10:21; [Ps. 71:6; Jer. 17:14]God of my praise!
2For wicked and #Ps. 52:4deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me #See Ps. 69:4without cause.
4In return for my love they #Ps. 38:20 accuse me,
but I #[Ps. 69:13]give myself to prayer.#109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
5So they #See Ps. 35:12reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6 # For ver. 6-15, see Ps. 35:4-8; 69:22-28 Appoint a wicked man #[1 Chr. 21:1; Zech. 3:1] against him;
let an accuser stand #Job 30:12at his right hand.
7When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his #Prov. 28:9; [Prov. 15:8; 21:27]prayer be counted as sin!
8May his #[Ps. 55:23] days be few;
may #Cited Acts 1:20 another take his #Num. 4:16; [1 Chr. 24:3]office!
9May his #Ex. 22:24children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10May his children #[Gen. 4:12]; See Ps. 59:15 wander about and beg,
# [Ps. 37:25] seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11May #[Deut. 28:43, 44]the creditor seize all that he has;
may #[Deut. 28:43, 44]strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12Let there be none to #[Ps. 36:10] extend kindness to him,
nor any to #[Job 5:4]pity his fatherless children!
13May his #See Ps. 21:10 posterity be cut off;
may his #Prov. 10:7name be blotted out in the second generation!
14May #Ex. 20:5 the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be #Neh. 4:5; Jer. 18:23blotted out!
15 # [Ps. 90:8] Let them be before the Lord continually,
that he may #Ps. 34:16cut off the memory of them from the earth!
16For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued #ver. 22; Ps. 40:17 the poor and needy
and #See Ps. 34:18the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 # [Prov. 14:14; Ezek. 35:6] He loved to curse; let curses come#109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far#109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far from him!
18He #[ver. 29; Ps. 73:6] clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it #[Num. 5:22]soak#109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20May this be the reward of my #ver. 6, 29accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life!
21But you, O God my Lord,
deal on my behalf #[Jer. 14:7]; See Ps. 23:3 for your name’s sake;
because your #Ps. 69:16; [Ps. 63:3]steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22For I am #ver. 16poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23I am gone like #See Ps. 102:11 a shadow at evening;
I am #Ex. 10:19; [Neh. 5:13; Job 38:13]shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak #Ps. 35:13 through fasting;
my #[Job 16:8]body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25I am #Ps. 22:6; 69:19 an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they #See Ps. 22:7wag their heads.
26 #
Ps. 119:86
Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!
27Let them #[Job 37:7]know that this is your hand;
you, O Lord, have done it!
28 # [2 Sam. 16:12] Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but #[Isa. 65:14]your servant will be glad!
29May my accusers be #ver. 18; See Job 8:22 clothed with dishonor;
may they #Ps. 71:13; [Ps. 35:26]be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will #[Ps. 22:25]praise him in the midst of the throng.
31For he stands #ver. 6; See Ps. 16:8at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
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Psalms 109
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Psalm 109
To the leader. Of David. A psalm.
1God of my praise, don’t keep quiet,
2because the mouths of wicked liars
have opened up against me,
talking about me with lying tongues.
3Hateful words surround me;
they attack me for no reason.
4Instead of returning my love, they accuse me—
but I am at prayer.
5They repay me evil for good,
hatred in return for my love.
6“Appoint a wicked person to be against this person,” they say,
“an accuser to stand right next to him.
7When the sentence is passed, let him be found guilty—
let his prayer be found sinful!
8Let his days be few;
let someone else assume his position.
9Let his children become orphans;
let his wife turn into a widow.
10Let his children wander aimlessly, begging,
driven out of their ruined homes.
11Let a creditor seize everything he owns;
let strangers plunder his wealth.
12Let no one extend faithful love to him;
let no one have mercy on his orphans.
13Let his descendants be eliminated;
let their names be wiped out in just one generation!
14Let his father’s wrongdoing be remembered before the LORD;
let his mother’s sin never be wiped out.
15Let them be before the LORD always,
and let God eliminate the very memory of them from the land.
16All because this person didn’t remember to demonstrate faithful love,
but chased after the poor and needy—
even the brokenhearted—with deadly intent!
17Since he loved to curse,
let it come back on him!
Since he didn’t care much for blessing,
let it be far away from him!
18Since he wore curses like a coat,
let them seep inside him like water,
seep into his bones like oil!
19Let them be like the clothes he wears,
like a belt that is always around him.”
20But let all that be the reward my accusers get from the LORD,
the reward for those who speak evil against me!
21But you, LORD, my Lord!—
act on my behalf for the sake of your name;
deliver me because your faithful love is so good;
22because I am poor and needy,
and my heart is broken.
23Like a lengthening shadow, I’m passing away;
I’m shaken off, like some locust.
24My legs are weak from fasting;
my body is skin and bones.
25I’ve become a joke to my accusers;
when they see me, they just shake their heads.
26Help me, LORD my God!
Save me according to your faithful love!
27And let them know that this is by your hand—
that you have done it, LORD!
28Let them curse—but you, bless me!
If they rise up, let them be disgraced,
but let your servant celebrate!
29Let my accusers be dressed in shame;
let them wear their disgrace like a coat.
30But I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth;
among a great crowd I will praise God!
31Because God stands right next to the needy,
to save them from any who would condemn them.
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